TANZANIA ROYAL SAFARI DAY TO DAY ITINERARY:
Day 1 – Kilimanjaro / Arusha
Collection from Kilimanjaro Airport. On arrival you are met and transferred to Serena Mountain Village in Arusha (also known as Lake Duluti Serena Hotel)
Dinner and Overnight: Serena Mountain Village.
Day 2 – Flight to Serengeti West National Park
An exciting beginning to your safari as you fly to Serengeti. The world famous Serengeti plains are the most spectacular gathering of wildlife on earth. In the magnificent area of over 6,000 sq miles, the variety of wildlife is endless. You will have a night at one of the most luxurious Camp in East Africa.
Your game drives are in different locations of the park with sightings of plain games, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, elephant, hippo, giraffe and numerous fascinating lesser-known animals. The Serengeti is best known for its great annual migration, but the resident populations of animals are excellent all year round.
Lunch, Dinner and Overnight: Kirawira Tented Camp
Meals: breakfast , lunch, dinner
Day 3 – Serengeti West to Central Serengeti
Drive to the centre of Serengeti – You will have 2 full days in Serengeti Park. Millions of animals and birds thrive in the park ‘s vast savannah and hilly woodland, and the luxurious Lodge is superbly located on the hill with a fascinating view of the Serengeti plains.
Dinner and Overnight: – Serengeti Serena Lodge
Meals: breakfast , lunch, dinner
Day 4 – Central Serengeti
Start the day off with an early morning Safari in Serengeti National Park. Return to the Lodge for breakfast and enjoy the rest of the day with further game drives of the Serengeti Park along with meals.
Dinner and Overnight: – Serengeti Serena Lodge
Meals: breakfast , lunch, dinner
Day 5 – Serengeti to Ngorongoro
This morning depart from the Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Crater, stopping en route at the Olduvai Gorge made famous by the Leakey Family who began their excavations here in 1931. Abundant fossil material dating back more than a million years, including hominid remains of Zinjanthropes bossei, discovered here.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Meals: breakfast , lunch, dinner
Day 6 –Ngorongoro Crater Safari
After breakfast, transfer down to the crater for a day of game viewing. Packed lunch will be provided. The first light of the day sends its golden shafts under the ethereal mist and fog hovering on the rim to spill in puddles of gold on the Crater floor far below. The Crater is actually a huge caldera or collapsed volcano, 12 miles across, providing a Garden-of-Eden like home for the thousands of animals that live there.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Meals: breakfast , lunch, dinner
Day 7 – Serengeti / Lake Manyara (3hrs)
This morning you will transfer to the Lake Manyara National Park, home to the huge migratory pink Flamingoes. The park has a large variety of habitats, making it possible to support a wealth of wildlife in its small area.
The most famous spectacle in the park is the tree-climbing lions, which are occasionally seen along branches of acacia trees. Other animals found in the park include buffalo, elephants, leopards, baboons, impala, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest, ostrich and hippos.
After checking into your lodge, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Park.
Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8 – Manyara / Arusha – departure – duration 1.5hrs
This morning, enjoy a game drive in Lake Manyara Park. Return to the lodge for breakfast and transfer to Arusha. Lunch may be taken in Arusha. Transfer for your return flight from Kilimanjaro Airport or proceed with your chosen beach extension to Zanzibar.
Meals: breakfast
